Magdalena Viraga

Magdalena Viraga

NR 1986 · 91 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

Story of A Red Sea Crossing. Shot in the bars and seedy hotels of East LA, this film is about the inner life of a prostitute imprisoned for killing her pimp.

Directed by Nina Menkes

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